Personal Fitting by Rob Knight

Evan doesn’t usually create corsets for men; he just doesn’t like the way they look on a man. But when rockstar Kyle shows up for a fitting for a corset to wear on stage, Evan soon finds himself changing his mind. That might not be all that he changes; Kyle is hot enough to make even a straight man consider a paradigm shift.

Originally in Toy Box: Corsets

Review:

First note: Torquere is getting new covers for some of their lines. This is the new Sip cover.

I’m not sure if this erotica or romance or a whiff of both, but it was rather steamy if I was a bit sent off-balance by Evan’s behaviour. Evan makes corsets and really only finds them attractive on women. He likes women, a lot as well. However when his partner tells him a famous rockstar wants a corset, he puts aside his unease with men in corsets knowing that the exposure he’ll get by having a celebrity wear his corsets will be worth any misgivings he has. However once Kyle arrives, Evan is shocked by the fact that he can definitely visualize Kyle in a corset and it’s HOT, not a turn off. He’s never been attracted to men before, but Kyle’s extensive tattoos revealed when he takes off his shirt for the fitting only add to the hot factor.

Before long, Evan is showing off his own tattoos and soon they are both naked and getting off. The thing that threw me off is that despite Evan noting he’s always been fine with gay people, having never been attracted to a man before, he just leaps right in. You’d think he’d be a bit off-kilter by the first time it occurred to him, but …

Because this was part of a short anthology, there is not much development of the romance. The entire story takes place over a couple of hours in the shop. You presume there is more to come but you don’t know much about Kyle beyond the fact he’s famous and has an entourage and lots of tattoos, and not much more about Evan either. For those hoping for some corset-wearing men, you’ll be disappointed. Evan talks about the design of the corset he’ll make for Kyle but there is no actual corsets involved in this story. However if the “idea” of it appeals to you, it’s short and sexy and there are flashes of humour as well which add to the story, just don’t expect a hugely fleshed out relationship given it’s only fourteen pages.